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That folks is how you handle a road trip. 6-3 overall, 2-1 in each of the three cities. It’s not glamorous, it’s not dramatic, it’s just steady, solid baseball and the Sox have turned a two game deficit into a two game lead with just 20 games remaining on the season.

There was a lot happening across this trip but for me the most important thing that happened is the effective return of Koji Uehara to the bullpen. He has looked very sharp in his three appearances and with he and Ziegler in ...

I can’t say I love those matchups. The Sox probably come out on the short end of the projection stick in those three games but not by enough that I feel like any of the games is unwinnable. A few random thoughts;

- There will be at least one game in this series that one of these teams refers to ...

Over the last decade if you asked Red Sox fans who the most annoying man in the world is I suspect you would be greeted with a rousing chorus of “Clay Buchholz” responses. Buchholz is unbelievably annoying to root for. The guy is hurt constantly, he moves at a pace that even Josh Beckett would say “hey dude, pick it up a bit” and dear god if I see one more friggen pickoff attempt when the runner is standing on first base I am going to lose it. On top of that he just looks slovenly. I ...

WIth the end of the season fast approaching, there’s going to be plenty of stressful moments and opportunities for second guessing. Whether the Cubs keep winning in October or not, I’ve found now is really a good time to just sit back and enjoy what we’ve seen over the last few years. Obviously the title would be the ultimate, but I am at the point where I wouldn’t want to change places with any other fandom.

Sometimes it’s just fun to step back and consider the numbers. It’s only ...

After a mildly disappointing (3-3) homestand the Sox will hit the road for an important long trip. They will likely do so with some roster reinforcements and I just want to lay down some quick thought on the relevant players;

Faced with a daunting 11 game road trip that started with five games in four cities in a five day stretch they put the hammer down starting the trip 5-1 before stumbling a bit at the end. By any objective measure a 7-4 road trip is excellent but it feels a bit disappointing given that of the four losses three of them (Detroit last week and the last two days in Tampa) really felt like winnable games. That the Orioles and Blue Jays have both stumbled a bit certainly was an added bonus.